Mesoamerica: Olmec and Maya

Which object is representative of Olmec civilization?

• Pyramids

• Giant heads made of stone

• Observatories

• Deep, man-made cenotes

Which of these is true of the Bering Land Bridge? Select two correct answers.

• During the ice age people followed the animals to warmer weather.

• The Bering Land Bridge became frozen during the ice age. People migrated from Siberia to North and South America.

• The Bering Land Bridge connected Asia and Europe.

• People began to migrate during global warming.

• The Bering Lang Bridge connected all the continents together during Pangea.

Which phrase best describes the geographic location of the Mayan civilization?​

• Rain-forests in Mexico and Central America

• Deserts in Mexico

• Woodlands of North America

• Mountains of Brazil

Where was the Maya civilization located?

• In present day Argentina

• in present day Brazil

• in and around the Yucatan Peninsula

• in and around the Andes Mountains

The Maya had which type of government

• republic

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

The Maya had which type of religion

• monotheism

• polytheism

Which advancements were part of the Mayan civilization?

• writing system

• complex calendar

• trade with Africa

• Irrigation

• mummification

Why is a food surplus important to the growth of civilization?

• There will be a food shortage

• Other civilizations will refuse to trade

• The less food, the larger a civilization

• The more food, the larger a civilization

Why was the discovery of the Cascajal Block important to the understanding of the Olmec?

• It proved that the Olmec had developed a system of writing.

• It showed that modern villagers still used the same system of writing.

• It indicated that the Olmec had mapped all of their roads.

• It provided a written record of the the history of the Olmec Empire.

• It revealed the oldest system of writing in the New World.

Created enormous basalt heads

• Olmec

• Maya

• Both